Foreign registration · Form LLC 4

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Missouri

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Missouri files Form LLC 4, with $105 in state fees. Missouri also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kansas and Missouri side by side

	Kansas formed here	Missouri registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$7.50	$105 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Missouri
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.mo.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	No annual report
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Missouri registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Missouri

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Missouri order. Missouri accepts it within 60 days of Kansas's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC 4
It lists us as your Missouri registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, Missouri's filing goes in. After approval, your Kansas LLC is registered with Missouri.

Missouri costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Missouri registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$311.50

Will your Kansas name work for Missouri?

We check your exact Kansas name against Missouri's records before filing.

Agents: Missouri and Kansas

Missouri calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Missouri's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Missouri and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Missouri has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Missouri

A corporation formed in Kansas files Form Corp 42 with Missouri ($155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Business Entity Information Report and Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Missouri into Kansas

An LLC formed in Missouri that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Missouri certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Missouri

Does my Kansas company need to register in Missouri?

Yes, once a Kansas business operates there; Missouri law lists 7 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Kansas LLC in Missouri?

$304 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $311.50 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Missouri wants it ($7.50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Missouri?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and no Missouri yearly report.

What if I don't register with Missouri?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Missouri can add a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Missouri require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Missouri for year one.

Can I form a new Missouri LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no Missouri yearly report, and the original keeps Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Missouri later?

Kansas companies leave by filing a Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the Missouri registration and Kansas's filings stay in place.

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